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Community Water System · PWS MA2037013

Applewood Community Corporation

Boxborough, Massachusetts 01719 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 500 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

500
People served
103
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 103 drinking-water violations at Applewood Community Corporation, 1% of them health-based - above the Massachusetts per-system average.

103
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
500
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Applewood Community Corporation

Applewood Community Corporation is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 500 residents in Boxborough, Massachusetts (Middlesex County) through 125 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 103 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 95 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is 2,4-D, recorded in 3 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Massachusetts, EPA tracks 1,599 public water systems serving 10,332,845 people, with 73,886 cumulative violations and 7,389 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 46.2 violations. Statewide, 148 of 263 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (56.3%).

Applewood Community Corporation's 103 violations sit above the Massachusetts average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
500
Total Violations
103
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
125
County
Middlesex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
95
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
2,4-D MR 3 1997
Radium-228 MR 2 2021
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 1995
Toxaphene MR 2 1995
Dalapon MR 2 1995
Diquat MR 2 1995
OXAMYL MR 2 1995
Simazine MR 2 1995
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 1995
Dinoseb MR 2 1995
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 1995
Aldicarb sulfone MR 2 1995
Carbofuran MR 2 1995
Atrazine MR 2 1995
LASSO MR 2 1995
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 2 1995
Heptachlor MR 2 1995
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 1995
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 1995
Chlordane MR 2 1995
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 1995
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 1995
Endothall MR 2 1995
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2006
Methoxychlor MR 2 1995
2,4,5-TP MR 2 1995
Aldicarb MR 2 1995
Radium-226 MR 2 2021
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 1995
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 1995

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Applewood Community Corporation.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MA2037013 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Massachusetts Drinking Water Authority

MassDEP, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Applewood Community Corporation under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MA regulator portal

Source: MassDEP, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2021 Radium-228 MR 2 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 4030
2021 Radium-226 MR 2 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 4020
2006 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 5000
2002 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2378
2002 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2380
2002 Xylenes, Total MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2955
2002 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2968
2002 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2969
2002 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2977
2002 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2979
2002 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2980
2002 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2981
2002 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2983
2002 Trichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2984
2002 Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / MA2037013 / 2987

How Applewood Community Corporation Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Applewood Community Corporation Massachusetts avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 103 46.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 4.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 56.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 500 6,462 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,599 regulated public water systems in Massachusetts.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Applewood Community Corporation water safe to drink? ▼
Applewood Community Corporation (PWS ID: MA2037013) has 103 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 500 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Applewood Community Corporation serve? ▼
Applewood Community Corporation serves 500 people in Boxborough, Massachusetts. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 125 service connections.
What type of violations does Applewood Community Corporation have? ▼
Applewood Community Corporation has 103 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 95 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Applewood Community Corporation water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Applewood Community Corporation under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Applewood Community Corporation use? ▼
Applewood Community Corporation uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.